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No. 500,453, Patented June 27, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. WRIGHT, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOURTHS TOCHAREES A. HORSLEY AND GUY M. BRYAN, JR, OF SAME PLACE.

FUNNEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,453, dated June2'7, 1893.

Application filed February 13, 1893. Serial No. 482.145. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Galveston, in the county of Galveston and State ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Funnels; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart IO to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in r5 funnels for conveying liquidsinto bottles or other receptacles having small openings, the objectbeing to provide a novel construction whereby a valve is automaticallyclosed when the receptacle is full or the liquid has reached the properlevel, so as to cut off the supply and prevent overflow which frequentlyoccurs in using the ordinary funnels, resulting in loss and waste. 7

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional viewof a funnel constructed in accordance with my invention,

0 the valve being shown open. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the same, thevalve being closed.

In the said drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates the spout ofthe vessel, and 2 the conical portion, which may be of any ordi- 5 naryor suitable construction. At the upper end of the spout, or where itjoins the conical portion, is an annular ring 3, firmly secured to thefunnel and forming a valve-seat. This ring is formed with lugs 4 inwhich is journaled a circular valve 5, which, when depressed, rests uponthe valve-seat and closes the opening therein. Secured to said ring isan upwardly extending rod 6, to which is pivoted an arm 7, having anotch 8 in its lower edge. This arm extends across the valve-seat andthe edge of the valve, when the latter is raised, engages with the notchwhereby the valve is held in a raised or open position. Se-

cured tov the valve opposite the journal thereof, is an upwardlyextending rod 9, which passes through a guide or eye secured to theupper edge of the funnel, and the end is bent into a finger-loop 10.

Passing through an aperture in the annular ring is a vertically movablerod 12 having its upper end formed into a loop or eye 13, with which thefree end of the arm 7 engages. The lower end of rod 12 passes through aconical guide 14, secured to thelower end of the spout 1, by means of arod 16. This rod 12, at its end is provided with a float 15, of anysuitable material.

The operation is as follows: The spout l is inserted in the neck of abottle or other receptacle, and the rod 9 pulled up to open or raise thevalve 5, connected therewith. As the valve rises its edge will engagewith the notch in the arm 7, whereby it will be retaiped in such raisedposition. WVhen the liquid in the receptacle reaches the float, thelatter will rise, and by means of rod 12, will raise the arm 7,disengaging the valve from the notch, and allowing the valve to fall bygravity and close the opening in its seat, thus cutting 0E the supply tothe receptacle, and preventing overflow of the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- The combination ina funnel of the valveseat and valve located at the upper end of thefunnel spout, the upwardly extending rod secured to said seat, thehorizontal arm pivoted to said rod and provided with a notch on itsunder side, the upwardly extending rod secured to the valve, and thevertically movable rod connected with the free end of said arm andprovided with a float at its lower end, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

FOSTER Rosa,

W. L. DARLEY.

